Speech-Less: Tales of a White House Survivor, (Paperback)

from ClifSven

Before reading this book read "When Speechwriters Kiss and Tell" by William McGurn in the WSJ. McGurn was responsible for getting Matt Latimer his job as a speech writer for George W. Bush. This book is poorly written and doesn't deliver on its promise. Latimer's gushing portrayal of Donald Rumsf...

from ClifSven

Before reading this book read "When Speechwriters Kiss and Tell" by William McGurn in the WSJ. McGurn was responsible for getting Matt Latimer his job as a speech writer for George W. Bush. This book is poorly written and doesn't deliver on its promise. Latimer's gushing portrayal of Donald Rumsf...

from breic2

It is often a humorous story, told with more self-awareness than you would expect from a member of the Bush administration. At the end of the day, though, the author comes across as star-struck, incompetent, blind to the issues, and caring far more about party loyalty and the conservative movemen...

from Voracious_Reader

It was funny and I was entertained--more by the personal story than by the politic insights. I'm not sure that Latimer was all that fair or insightful because I don't know enough about the individuals he wrote of (from other multiple sources that is), but I liked the self-deprecating humor, parti...

from burningskulls

At the end of his acknowledgments which end his book, Latimer states the book is for anyone who wants their government to be more than egotism and self-interest. That's a difficult line to read after having finished 280 pages of egotistical and self-interested stories. It's certainly interesting ...